KnowraMedia effectsLinked fromLinked fromThe 25 pages that link to Media effects, each with the reason it gives.All 25Broader topic 1Related 9Narrower topic 12Compared with 3Television newsNarrower topic: Television news is one source whose effects researchers study.SensationalismNarrower topic: Sensationalism is one way media presentation may shape audience responses.Political cinemaNarrower topic: Research on media effects tests claims that political films change beliefs or action.Copycat crimeNarrower topic: Copycat-crime claims depend on whether exposure changes offending behavior.LGBTQ representation in mediaNarrower topic: It provides a broader framework for studying audience responses to representation.Cultivation theoryNarrower topic: Cultivation theory is a long-term account of one kind of media effect.Online radicalizationNarrower topic: Online radicalization is one possible, contested form of media influence, not a direct effect of exposure alone.SexualizationNarrower topic: Research on sexualization examines one specific kind of media content and its possible effects.The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)Narrower topic: The broadcast became a prominent, later-qualified example in debates about media influence.Seduction of the InnocentNarrower topic: The book made strong causal claims that later research assesses with more varied methods.Fredric WerthamNarrower topic: Wertham’s arguments treated comics as a cause of behavioral effects in children.Two-step flow of communicationNarrower topic: The model reframed media effects as socially mediated rather than uniformly direct.